I have followed the tutorial(http://www.ladyada.net/learn/avr/avrdude.html) & pasted the hex file in the c:\windows folder & write the command-line(avrdude -c usbasp -p atmega328p -Uflash:w:ATmegaBOOT_168_atmega328.hex) in the cmd window. the following errors occurred....

All i need is just to burn the bootloader hex file in a fresh Atmega328 without using arduino hardware because I don't have one. Is it really so hard... I have been trying to make an arduino board from 7 days. I have tried several methods. Totally perplexed now.

I have read those links. First I need an Atmega328 with the arduino bootloader. I have a fresh atmega328, usbasp burner, bootloader hex files & still haven't find any way to burn the boot loader in the atmega328, I have tried extreme burner(atmega328 support http://forum.extremeelectronics.co.in/i ... 938#msg938 ) but no way out. I am feeling heartbroken after spending the sleepless nights just to find a way of burning the bootloader.

This is the content of the hex file when I open it via Notepad++ 6.3But when I open it with extremeburner it shows all data as "FFFF" & nothing else. can you kindly suggest any GUI software to burn the hex file into atmega328. Avrdude uses command prompt, & it seems a bit difficult to me. kindly suggest a software name.